He grinned and said proudly, "I might not be the strongest human on Earth-11, but I should be the one with the fourth highest number of abilities at my disposal."
He is not the only human on Earth who can use more than one ability. In fact, he is not the one with the highest number of abilities. But technically, he is still the only human with more than one ability.
The other humans who can use more than one ability can do so because of their powerful and unique abilities. He learned about them online and through Wrath.
Apparently, they were candidates for the title of paragon. But they were not chosen because they were not fully utilizing their abilities or because they didn't have the right mentality.
The most iconic human who can use more than one ability is Raijin. Raijin is an amplifier. He can enhance the ability of others permanently. But he also gains the ability of anyone he amplifies.
This grants him a lot of abilities that he can use. He can't use the abilities as well as the original owners of the abilities, but what he lacks in quality, he more than makes up for in quantity.
Raijin's ability is why he created the Justice League and why Icon could never hope to defeat him.
Raijin had helped Icon when the two of them were still friendly with each other. He had enhanced Icon's ability, and Icon had allowed it to happen, so when Icon disappointed everyone's expectations and Raijin turned on him, Icon couldn't defeat Raijin since Raijin could use his puppet-making ability against him.
It is not that Raijin can make his own puppets. Raijin is limited to the puppets that Icon has.
The leader of the Justice League can only use the puppets that Icon has created. But this was worse for Icon than Raijin being able to create his own puppets because Raijin knew exactly what he was capable of and could use his puppets against him.
There was also the fact that Icon was not the only one who Raijin had helped to enhance their abilities. So Raijin had even more cards to play than the puppet maker himself.
Icon couldn't defeat Raijin no matter what. He could only watch as his family members were killed one by one.
These two things gave him the resolve to give up his life in hopes that a future paragon would be able to get revenge for him. It was why Kelvin and every paragon before him had to swear to kill Raijin.
Apart from Raijin, there are other people who can use many abilities. There are reflectors who can reflect other people's abilities onto others.
Then there is the Super Cop. At least, that's what he calls himself.
He is a hero with the ability to steal other people's abilities. He is a thief who is a hero. It is ironic.
Wrath was usually a fan of irony, but she didn't like that irony.
The man had a lot of potential. He could rob others of their ability and use it against them. But he didn't have the proper mindset to get Icon the revenge he was willing to sacrifice himself for.
The Super Cop was soft, so Wrath skipped him and chose Kelvin. That turned out to be a worse decision.
All of these people have the capacity to use many abilities. But they have just one ability. He, on the other hand, possesses many abilities, and they are all omega.
He can use all of his abilities at once, while they can only use one ability at a time. They can change that ability, but they will still be limited to using one at a time.
Of course he wouldn't mind gaining their abilities. He has even thought about going after the two of them to steal their destiny. But he had to give up because Raijin is a demigod and too strong for him, while the Super Cop is a Null class super.
The Super Cop could only rob people of their ability when he was weak. He couldn't use those abilities until he became very strong and upgraded his ability just like Rewind did.
If Kelvin acquired the Super Cop's ability, he would have a foolproof way to kill the Patriarch and defeat Raijin.
Unfortunately, he can't steal abilities from the Null Class. He can only rely on the other class of abilities.
He rubbed his shin as he thought to himself, "It is unlikely that I will be able to upgrade my abilities anymore. They are already Omega. So I think it is time to open a new slot and get a new ability."
He has some abilities that he would like to acquire. Especially in the weapon class. As for abilities in the summoner class, he doesn't have much of a good impression of them.
His decision is not because most summoner classes are weak. There are strong summoner class supers, and even if there weren't, he is sure that he would be able to build a powerful summoner class ability in time.
The main reason why he is prioritizing the weapon class above the summoner class is because of his shadows. His shadows have replaced his need for a summoner class ability.
In fact, it is safe to say that his shadows are one of the best, if not the best, summoner class abilities. After all, his shadow clones are products of a divine-level ability.
He doesn't know how powerful and valuable a divine ability is, but he knows that even an Omega ability has to have a lesser potential than it.
Now that he has his shadows who can use his many omega abilities, he does need to bond with creatures either to use their abilities or transfer his abilities to them. At most, if he needs an ability, he can always steal it.
But even if he doesn't have his shadows, he will still prioritize acquiring a weapon class ability above a summoner class ability because he wants a powerful and reliable long-range method of attack.
He has long-range means of attacks. He even has two of them. But the Mind Domination ability needs him to see his target before he can attack their minds, while the Life Siphon ability is too slow without an injury.
That's why he wanted to take Havoc's metal manipulation ability and fuse it with a weapon class ability related to guns and rockets. But ever since he saw the hammer of dawn and the spear of glory at work, he has raised his requirements for a weapon class ability.
The result of the fusion of Sparkion and the seed of Yggdrasil didn't help his requirements. Now that he has tasted something so good, there is no way he will spend 1,280 game points to open a new slot and then put a summoner ability in it.
"If only I could access the internet now, I would be able to do research about possible candidates for my new weapon class ability. I'm sure there is someone out there with a great omega ability."
Unfortunately, he can't. The best he can do is have a shadow do the research for him.
He smiled to himself and relaxed on top of the Tower of Destiny.
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"Apart from the lack of food and entertainment, I don't mind this forced seclusion. This place is safe and quiet. I might get used to this."
While he was goofing off, his shadows were off doing his work for him.
Glory-4, who was hiding in the city when Icon attacked him, was looking for graphene. Glory-5 is also in the city doing research for him about powerful supers with weapon class abilities.
Glory-3 realized that he could now sense the minds of others around him. This sensation is similar to the Life Domination ability's perception of life force. So Glory-3 doesn't need to look at a target anymore to strike their minds and implant it with his mental mark.
This wasn't possible before. Glory-3 just gained this ability after Mind Domination Network was upgraded to Mind Overseer. So he has Icon to thank for this development.
That brought a smile to his face. He became even happier when he learned through Glory-2 that the power of Juggernaut's force is greater than he imagined.
He knew that as long as he was moving, it would become more and more difficult to stop him. He knew this but didn't know the upper limit of what he was capable of until he made Glory-2 run around the planet and then smash into a mountain headfirst.
Half of the mountain had been pulverized. Glory-2 would have even smashed the whole mountain to pieces. Unfortunately, his body couldn't take the recoil from the collision, and he died.
Before he died, Glory-2 had actually become stronger after smashing into the mountain. His force field had absorbed the force of the recoil to amplify his strength just like Zain used to do.